There are about 10560 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Taiwan. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
Due to the aging population, the cases of elderly disability and death caused by chronic diseases and cancer are also increasing; thus increasing the demand and trend of community palliative care. Anning volunteers are members of the Anning team and play an integral role in the care of the "whole community". Partners who can provide psychosocial support in fear, grief, informal care, and "individualized care" can focus on patient and family needs and give their time and presence. And make up for the shortage of medical manpower. Assist nurses to take care of patients together, which is an important support for nursing care. In the community, An Ning volunteers are an important help to closely care for patients and support family members to take care of them at home and fulfill their wish of dying at home. In view of the community's peaceful home care, the trend and importance of hospice at home, it is necessary to cooperate with the "volunteers" of the tranquility team. Inquiry Only a few papers mentioned Anning volunteers' service history and research on the meaning of life, but there was a lack of in-depth and systematic discussions on Anning volunteers, including their motivation, training, process, care effectiveness, impact on training volunteer organization management, and volunteer retention. Therefore, the motivation of the research was aroused, and it was hoped to use grounded theory to explore the motivation and process of becoming an Anning volunteer, and to identify related concepts, and finally establish a theoretical framework to describe the relevant decision-making mentality. Also serves as a reference for volunteer organization management training and retention of palliative care volunteers.
Geon Corporation develops ear thermometers and forehead thermometers that use infrared measurement technology to measure human body temperature. This study verify the accuracy and repeatability of investigational devices. Efficacy verification is carried out by comparing with the referent medical devices. The main objectives of this study are: 1. To verify that the investigational devices and the reference medical devices have a reasonable deviation value. 2. To verify the consistency of repeated measurements of investigational devices.
The definition of obstructive airway disease is a ratio of the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) to the forced vital capacity (FVC) of less than 0.7, which includes conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, lymphangioleiomyomatosis, and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. For example, lung obstruction adversely affects many aspects of a patient's health, such as lung function and exercise capacity. Pulmonary rehabilitation is widely used in patients with obstructive airway disease, and the prescription of pulmonary rehabilitation depends on exercise capacity parameters such as peak oxygen uptake (peak VO2), peak workload, and anaerobic threshold. However, patients often have difficulty achieving training goals due to severe dyspnea during exercise. Dynamic hyperinflation is a common cause of dyspnea during exercise in patients with obstructive airway disease. Investigators aim to alleviate breathlessness by reducing dynamic hyperinflation, making it easier to achieve training goals. Methods to reduce dynamic hyperinflation include pursed lip breathing, reducing breathing rate to prolong expiratory time, using bronchodilators, and undergoing lung volume reduction surgery. Among these methods, reducing breathing rate to prolong expiratory time may be the most feasible, and investigators aim to change the rhythm and pace of breathing by adjusting the pedal rate of cycling exercise. The pedaling rate is typically set at 60 revolutions per minute. The European Respiratory Society recommended a pedal rate range of 40-70 revolutions per minute in 2019. There is still no consensus on the relationship between pedal rate and respiratory rate. This prospective observational study, using a crossover design, aims to investigate the effects of pedal rate during exercise testing on dynamic hyperinflation and exercise capacity in patients with obstructive airway disease.
The objective of this study was to develop an educational training App for ECMO care, and to apply a blended learning approach to improve the knowledge and skills of nurses.
To apply machine learning to construct an association model regarding lung cancer and environmental hormones to more comprehensively identify factors that may lead to lung cancer and to improve existing lung cancer nursing assessments.
Low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal symptom in athletes. More than 40% percent of high school baseball players reported incidents of LBP during the previous year. University baseball athletes were 3.23 times more likely to have lumbar intervertebral disk degeneration than the nonathletic university students. According to the regional interdependence model, a patient's chief complaints may be directly or indirectly related to or influenced by physical impairments from various body systems and regardless of proximity to the primary symptom(s). Athletes with a chief complaint of LBP frequently demonstrate with mobility restrictions in the thoracic spine and hips, which may contribute to compensatory hypermobility in the lumbar spine and subsequently lead to LBP. Few studies have examined the relationship between thoracic spine mobility and LBP, while many studies investigating the relationship between hip joint mobility and LBP in athletes showed inconsistent results. The inconsistent results may be due to different types of sports and measurement methods. Therefore, the objectives of this research project are to: (1) examine if baseball players with a history of LBP have mobility restriction in the thoracic spine and hips and movement coordination within the spine and hip regions during baseball batting that are different from those without a history of LBP; (2) identify thoracic spine and hip joint mobility and coordination related predictors for batting velocity and LBP in baseball players. This 2-year research project plans to recruitment a total of 110 male baseball players aged between 18 and 30 years from university and community recreational league baseball teams (55 players with a history of LBP and 55 age-matched players without a history of LBP). Participants will receive physical examination for the thoracic spine and hip joints (joint mobility and muscle stiffness) and 3D motion analysis for baseball batting. The results of this research project will guide the development of more specific and effective treatment and preventative training for baseball players with LBP and enhance their batting performance.
Regorafenib is an anti-cancer drug that blocks several proteins which are involved in the growth of cancer. It has been approved for different types of cancers of the digestive system and is being tested for use in some other solid tumors. Cancers that start in an organ, a muscle, or a bone form a solid tumor. This study is for participants with solid tumors who have been taking regorafenib in other Bayer studies. They can continue taking regorafenib if it is working when treatment with regorafenib in their previous study ends. The main purpose of this study is to find: - How safe is the continued treatment with regorafenib in participants with solid tumors? - How well is the continued treatment with regorafenib tolerated by participants with solid tumors? Participants will continue with the same dose of regorafenib that they were taking in their previous study as long as the treatment works for them/they want to continue the treatment/other medical conditions do not prevent them from participating in the study. For participants that are under 18 years of age, regorafenib tablets will be taken by mouth once daily for 2 weeks and repeat again after a 1-week gap. For participants that are over 18 years of age, regorafenib tablets will be taken by mouth once daily for 3 weeks and repeat again after a 1-week gap. At the start of the study, researchers will review participants' records from the previous study. During the study, researchers will use blood samples and X-rays taken from participants under the age of 18 years to check how safe regorafenib is for children. They will also monitor any medical problems that participants may have during the study. After the last dose, follow-up will be done either within 14 days when participants visit their study doctor or within 30-35 days by phone call. Both the researchers and the participants will know the dose of regorafenib the participants receive during the study.
The investigators aimed to clarify the clinical relevance of the ERAS protocol by evaluating the perioperative course in patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery.
This study aims to compare sentinel lymph nodes biopsy versus comprehensive lymphadenectomy in patients with early stage cervical cancer who underwent radical hysterectomy.
Since the emergence ofCorona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19), it has spread rapidly around the world, And it has had a profound impact on the lives and health of people around the world, most of the COVID-19 positive patients are 3-4 weeks after the onset of infection patients can turn negative and recover, however, increasing observational data suggest that these patients long-term or recurring symptoms such as: fatigue, palpitations, cognitive impairment, dyspnea, anxiety, chest tightness andPain, etc., symptoms may last at least two months or even longer (for example, up to 12 months), the patient's quality of life and The ability to work and social activities also decline accordingly. Therefore, in addition to the acute symptoms after infection, patients also face the same. The challenge of long-term health sequelae associated with COVID-19.